Special Education Assistant - Severely Mentally Handicapped One-on-One # Walton Special Center

Job Summary

• FREE health benefits through Kaiser for Employee and Family
• Sick Leave Days
• Floating Holiday

The one-on-one assistant will perform a variety of paraprofessional instructional activities to assist the teacher or other certificated staff in providing instruction, housekeeping and supervision to severely mentally handicapped student between the ages of 3 to 22 years; to perform a variety of supportive activities for instructional personnel and to do other related duties as assigned. The one‑on‑one assistant will follow the student as necessary.

If no student is available, the one‑on‑one assistant will be temporarily placed in a classroom within their classification until a one‑on‑one student is assigned to the one‑on‑one assistant.

SUSD is proud to offer a comprehensive benefit package:

• FREE health benefits through Kaiser for Employee and Family
• Paid Vacation days
• Sick Leave Days
• Floating Holiday

The one‑on‑one assistant will perform a variety of paraprofessional instructional activities to assist the teacher or other certificated staff in providing instruction, housekeeping and supervision to severely mentally handicapped student between the ages of 3 to 22 years; to perform a variety of supportive activities for instructional personnel and to do other related duties as assigned. The one‑on‑one assistant will follow the student as necessary.

If no student is available, the one‑on‑one assistant will be temporarily placed in a classroom within their classification until a one‑on‑one student is assigned to the one‑on‑one assistant.

Receives direction from the teacher in charge.

(Incumbents may perform any combination of the essential function shown below (E). This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with the classification, but are intended to accurately reflect the principal job elements.)

• Assist student to and from buses and classes (E).
• Teaching independent mobility (E).
• Assist instructional personnel in the development and implementation of individual educational plans under the teacher's supervision (E).
• Continuously assist and monitor student in a variety of academic and recreational activities (E).
• Tutor student to reinforce and follow-up training and learning experiences (E).
• Supervise student during study, lunch and play periods (E).
• Assist student in the development and maintenance of appropriate social behavior (E).
• Assist student to become self‑reliant (E).
• Assist in the maintenance of student’s daily performance records (E).
• May prepare instructional material.
• Operate a variety of audio‑visual equipment such as projectors and other learning machines (E).
• May type and duplicate lessons, tests and other instructional materials.
• Assist serving food.
• Teach student self‑feeding skills and grooming skills (E).
• Assist student with toileting, buttons, snaps and zippers (E).
• Clean student lacking control (E).
• Change diapers, bath and cloth student (E).
• May lift and move handicapped student.
• Assist in keeping work area attractive.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Problems involved in the care of severely mentally handicapped student
• Methods and attitudes required in assisting severely mentally handicapped student with their personal needs and academic activities
• Techniques in dealing appropriately with assaultive behavior
• English usage, punctuation, spelling and grammar
• Basic arithmetic concepts
• Principles, goals and objectives of the educational process

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